Filing appliance.



E. B. MOSELEY.

FILING APPLIANCE.

' APPLICATION Flu-:D Nova 30. 1910.

1 1 54,5 93 Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

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E. B. IVIOSELEY.

FILING APPLIANCI-I'.k

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30, 1910.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

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NVENTOR:

WTNESSES:

@j W I ATTORNEY.

COLUMBIA PLANOGHAPH COWASHINUTON D C E. B. IVIOSELEY.

FILING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV, 30 1910.

1,154,593. Patentedsept. 21', 1915.

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WITNESSES:

WI Milf ,4 TTORNEY.

an srars r' @FFIC EMERSON B..IV[OSELE*Y, 0F ALLIANCE, OHIQ'ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE MCCASKEY REGISTER COMPANY, (INCORPORATED IN 1914,) OF ALLIANCE,

OHIO, A CORPORATION`OF OHIO.

FILING APPLIANCE.

Speeicationof Letters Patent.

ratented Sept. 2t, agio?.

Application filed November 30, 1910. Serialflo. 5943i?.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, Farmsen B. Mosnnnr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new` and useful Filing Appliance, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings andA to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to vfiling appliances comprising leaves or frames that are adapted to be mounted in cases and to `be used for the purpose of filing papers for future reference, more particularly duplicate bill slips used in credit accounting systems, the leaves or frames being connected together so that While normally arranged in upright position they may be moved forward pivotally to prone position, the invention having reference more particularly to the devices for connecting the leaves or frames together and to means for supporting and control:- ling them, more particularly so that they may be forced apart at their connected ends, in order to accommodate unusually large numbers of sheets of paper which may require filing on the leaves or frames.

The object of the invention primarily is to provide improved supporting means and also hinging devices for filing leaves of the above-mentioned character' that will permit the leaves to stand apart When `crowded with papers or bill slips, and at the same time permit the leaves to normally be in echelon or stepped relation one to another inthe supporting case, a specific object being` to provide improved constructi'onin filing appliances of the above-mentioned character that may be cheaply produced and be Ltion consists further in the parts, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as hereinafter particularly described and. claimed.

.Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of a filing cabinet constructed substantially in accordance with the inventiong-F ig. 2, a vertical section approximately on the line A A in Fig. l; Fig. 3, a vertical sectionV approximately on the line B B inA Fig. l; Fig. et, a fragmentary elevaAA tion of one of the Yfiling lleaves or frames; Fig. 5, a fragmentary section on an enlarged scaleV as at the plane ofthe line B B in Fig. l; 6, side elevation of a group of leaves arranged for placing in a fire proofl safe; Fig. 7, a fragmentary section on the plane of the line' B B with the leaves in prone position close together; Fig. 8, a section on the line C C in Fig. a; Fig. 9, a fragmenta ry sectional elevation on the line D D in Fig. 3:, Fig. l0. a fragmentary section on the line E E in Fig. 9; Fig. ll, a fragmentary central sectional view4 of the supporting case and guides for the leaves; Fig. 12, a fragmentary side elevation showing a number of leaves connected together With hinging devices of modified construction; Fig. 13, a perspective I,view of one of the hinges that is employed When it is desired that the connected ends of the leaves shall' at all times.

Similar reference characters indicate cor- Y responding elements or features of construction in the different figures of the drawings specifically referred to herein.

The case comprising a part of the cabinet in Which the' filing leaves are mounted for use may suitably comprise a bottom l, a relatively high baclr 2 and sides 3 and l. on the rearward portionof the bottom,relatively los sides 3 and 4.- extending from the higher sides forwardtoa front 5 on the forward end ofthe bottom. A top rail 6 eX- tends across between the lower portions of the higher sides at a-suitable distance above the bottom l, and a lid 7 is connected thereto by means of'hinges 8. A pair of hook-like leafsupports 9 and 9 are mounted on the inner or forward side of the back 2 for supporting the rearmost one 4of the leaves in normal position, and a suitable fastening button devies l0 is mounted movably on a base-block 11 which is preferably provided and secured to the upper portion of the back 2 for holding the upper end of the real-most leaf in normal position.

A pair of upright guide-bars 12 and 12l are mounted fixedly in the case adjacent to the back 2 and side 3, and similar guide-bars 13 and 13 are mounted also in the .case adjacent to the back 2 and sido 4, the guides being spaced a suitable distance from the back. pair of guides 14 and 14 are provided and they have frame members 15 and 15 which are designed to be supported in an inclined plane, and they have upwardly extending acute angled arms 16 and '16 land downwardly extending obtuse-angled arms 17 and 17 thereon provided with anti-friction rollers 18 and'lS which operate between the back 2 and the upright guide bars. The frame members are suitably secured to a cross-bar 19 which is normally pressed upward by a pair of springs 20 and 20', or one spring, mounted on the bottom A1. Acrosshead 21`is provided which entends from one to the other' of the guides 14 and 14, one end of the cross-head having rollers 22, 22', in contact with one ofthe guides, the other end having similar rollers v23, 23, in contact with the other guide. pair of pivot bearings 24 rand 24 are mounted on the cross-head and each one has a slot 25 in its forward side to receive a pivot of the foremost leaf. Apair of guide sheaves 26 and 26 are mounted above the rail 6, preferably on the sides 3 and 4 and two guide sheaves 27 and 27 are mounted suitably nearthe rearward portion of the bottom 1, and two cords 28 and 28 extend over the guide sheaves and are connected to Athe cross-head and also to springs 29 and 29', respectively, which are provided with hooks 30, 30', adapted to engage teeth 31, 31', with which the bottom 1 is provided for regulating the tension of the springs which are adapted to normally pull the cross-head'forward. It will be understood, liowever,'that the cross-head may if desired be operated by means of one spring and one cord. The cross-head is stopped in its forward movement Vpreferably by means yof stop-pins 82, 32', mounted on the sides 3 and 4 of the case.

A suitable number of bill holding leaves or frames are provided and suitably assembled, there being illustrated a rear leaf 3 3, a front leaf 33, and intermediateleaves 33, the normal lower or hingedlysiipported end of each leaf being suitably Ith'ic'ker'ied by means of a hinge-bar 33. The lower en d of the rear leaf has recesses 34 therein to receivethe hook-like supports 9 yandl, 4and the lower forward side of the front "leaf is provided with )a pair of pivots 35, 35, adapted to belplaced in the slots or recesses 25 of the pivot-bearings. The leavesfare suitably providedee "usual 'with blib-holding leviees or clamps 36, 36', adapted to hold sheets of paper on the leaves, also as customary the leaves are provided with rubbing strips 37, 37, which hold the leaves proper apart a desired distance.

The devices for connecting the leaves together may be variously constructed in detail, and when it is desired that the leaves shall be permitted to lie close together the forward side of eachl intermediate leaf and the rearmost leaf is provided with two pairs of hinge-plates 5S and 38, the pairs supporting hinge-pins 39 and 39 on the plane of the forward side of the leaf at the lower end thereof, two linls 40 and 40 being pivotally connected at one end to thc hingepins, respectively. The rear side of the vfront leaf and intermediate leaves are provided each with two pairs of hinge-plates 41, 41,to which are connected hinge-pins 42, 42, which are held on the plane of the rear side of the leaf. The planes of the forwardand rear sides of the leaves should be understood as referring to the forward and rear sides of the hinge-bars and rubbing strips which determine the amount of space occupied by each complete leaf. The hingepins 42 and 42 are situated at a suitable distance above the lower ends of the leaves and are connected to the links 40 and 40. The linls being arranged between two hingeplates permit the leaves to `be moved 'close together, it being understood that the hingeplates are set in flush with the faces of the leaves.

When it is desired to connect a plurality'of leaves of pre-determined thickness, so that there shall be some space between the leaves to accommodate a 'relatively larger number of sheets of paper the hinges areiconstructed substantially as shown in Figs. 12 and 14and connected to the leaves as illustrated :in Fig. 12, each hinge comprising a plate 43 which is secured to the under side ofthe leaf and supports a hingepin 44 slightly beyond the plane of the front of the leaf, a link 45 being connected to the hinge-pin. The rear sides of the leaves have hinge-plates 46 secured thereto which support hinge-pins 47 slightly rearward of the plane of the leaf and connected to the links. y

The upper forward sides of the leaves are provided with vindexing characters 48, 48, as usual. n

Thenumerals 49, 49', indicate packs of bill-slips secured to the leaves and being of unusually large quantities force the leaves apart toj accommodate them.

In practical use papers or bill slips requiring to be `preseiwed nsystematic order are placed on the leaves or frames and secured thereto bythe spring clamps or such devicesas may be provided. The set of itea'ves being mounted :in .the case substantially as illustrated, when it is desired to gain access to any onev of the leaves thedesired leaf or one next in front of it with all Ythe leaves forward thereof may be moved forward to prone position by hand, the indexing on the leaves being visible to the operator. lVhen pulling the leaves forward the front leaf forces the cross-head 21 rearward and downward as the leaf or leaves move forward pivotally thereon. The rearmost one of the leaves that are being moved forward moves relatively to the adjacent normally positioned leaf both pivotally and upward, since the leaves that are being moved forward are forced upright by meansof the springs 20, 20', acting through the crosshead and connections. 1t will be seen, therefore that when the leaves are inprone position they are formed in a rectangular pack excepting when some or all of them are forced apart by unusual quantities of papers filed thereon. When the leaves are lifted from prone position the action of the springs 29, 29,fforces the cross-head forward so as to assist in returning the leaves to normal position. and then normally holds them uprightly.

Various features ofthe hinged leaf construction, herein described but not claimed, form the subject-matter of a divisional application for Letters Patent, filed March 23, 1912, Serial Number 685,898.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is-

1. A filing applianceincluding a case, a plurality of bill-holding leaves normally arranged face to face in upright position and linked together attheir lower ends, one end leaf being connected to the case and the opposite end leaf of the plurality being yieldingly supported in the case, and means imparting a. movement of separation tothe leaves while in `upright position.

2. A filing appliance including a case, a plurality of bill-holding leaves having linkconnections between them, the rear-most leaf being secured to the case, the foremost leaf having pivots, a cross-head connected with the pivots, movable means for guiding the" crosshead in an inclined plane, and means for normally forcing the crosshead and movable guiding means upwardly. Y

8. A filing appliance including a plurality of bill-holding leaves, connections between theV leaves permitting krelative pivotal and also lateral movements thereof, means for supporting the rearmost one of the leaves, the leaves being movable from upright to prone position and vice versa, and adjustable means connected with the foremost one of the leaves and permitting the relative lateral movements of the leaves for drawing the lower vportions of adjacent leaves apart when in upright position.

4C. A filing app iance including a plurality of leaves normally arranged in upright position and linked together at their lower ends, means for supporting an end one of the plurality of leaves in upright position, a movable support for the `opposite end one of the plurality of leaves, a yielding guidefor said support, and means Vfor imparting a movement of separation to the lower ends of the leaves while in upright position.

5. In a filing appliance, the combination with a case, a guide mounted in the case and movable upward or downward, and means for normally forcing the guide upward yieldingly, of a crosshead mounted movably on the guide, pivot-bearings mounted on the crosshead, and a plurality of bill-holding leaves having link-connections between them, one of thefleaves being connected to the case and another one of them being connected to the pivot-bearings.

6. In a filing appliance, the combination of va case, a plurality of bill-holding leaves arranged face to face in the case, the rearmost leaf being connected to the case, hinges connecting the leaves together comprising each a link pivotally connected to the lower side o-f one leaf and to the rearward side of the neXt adjacent forward leaf at a distance from the normally lower end thereof, the foremost leaf having pivots, a crosshead connected-with the pivots that are on the foremost leaf, and means for yieldingly supporting the crosshead movably.

7. In a filing appliance, the combination with a case, of a guide mounted in the case and movable upwardly or s downwardly, means for normally forcing the guide upwardly, a support movably mounted on the guide, and a plurality of'bill holding leaves having connections between them, one of the leaves being connected to the case and another one of them being connected to said support. Y

8. 1n a filingy appliance, the combination with a case, of a Vguide mounted in the case and movable upwardly or downwardly, meansfor normally forcing the guide upwardly, a support movably mounted on the guide, a plurality of bill holding leaves having connections between them, one of the leaves being connected to the case and another one of them being connected to said support, and means arranged to be put under tension by the movement of said support on the guide in one direction.

9. In a filing appliance, the combination with a case, a guide mounted in the case and movable upward or downward, and means for yieldingly forcing the guide upward, of

a crosshead movably mounted on the guide, and a plurality of bill-holding leaves having shifting pivotal connections between them, one'of the leaves being supported by the case and another one of them being pivotally' connected. with the crosshead. Y

10. In' a lfiling appliance, the Combination Witha' case, and an inclinedgnide, of means tor guldn'g the` guide to move u'ptard 'or downward in the' case, means ioryieldingly bill-holding leaves vhaving 'shifting pivotal connections between them, one of the leaves being connected to the case and another one of them beingl pivotally connected With the "erosslieada 1r. In a filing appliance', the' combination with a case, a iplurality'o-*f'bill-holdingleaves uprghtly'f arranged in the ease, the rearmost leaIn being' connected to the' case, and means for pivota'lly eoni'iecting the rnormal lower-ends of the' leaves' together, of-a guide in the case inclined toward the' rear thereof, means for guiding tleguide'to move upward or doivnivard, a crossliead 'movably mounted on the guide and provided with means for yieldingly :forcing it inone direction, means for movably supporting 'the guide, and means 'for pivotally connecting the foremost leaf to the crosshe'ad. v

12. In a iili'ngalipliancmthe combina-tion with a case, a movable crosshead provided with `a'. sugporting guide' movably moinited in' the case', for guiding the -cross'heady on different planes, ol' a plurality o'f bill-hold-Y ing leaves uprightlly arrangedvface to face in the case', the rearmo'st leaf 'being connected tothe case, hinges connecting theV leaves together coi'nprising each a link pivotally connccted to the lower side of one leaf and to the rearward side of the' next adjacent fornf'a'rd leaf at a distancev from the' Inormal lower end thereof, and means for rpvotally connecting the foremost' lea-f to the crosshead.- Y

13. In a filing appliance, the combination of a case having upright guide-:bars therein, a pair of guidesl movably guided by vthe guidelbarsand 'having frame members there'- on, a' cross-bar secured to said members, a spring supported in the case and yieldln'gly supporting the cross-bar, a crosshead mov-A ably support-ed on the pair of guides, a cord connectedr to ltli'e crosshead', `and a spring connected' tothe cordf and also with' the case, with a plurality of bill-holding leavesconnected together for relative pivotal movement, one of theleaves' being connected with the';case and another one of them being pivotally connected 'with the crosshe'a'd;

1 4; ln' a iili-ng appliance, the combination with a case, and 'a' plurality of bill-holding leaves connected together for Vrelative pivotalmvenient, the foremost one oi the leai'tes`r having fpi'vots, of means for iixedly securing" the rearxnost one of the leaves to the' ease, a movable guide device connected with 'the pivots, means' 'for guiding the guide device forvvarc'l or rearward and upivard or downiv'a'rd; and means for normally 'forcing the guide device in forward'direction in the Case: l

15. n Va filing appliance, the combination Witha case comprising a bottom and a back, and va plurality of bill-li'eldingrleaves connected 'together for relative pivotal movement, the rearmost one of the leaves being iixedly supported adjacent to the back of' the ca'se,*the foremost one of the leaves' havinggpivots, lof apivoting device connected tothe pivots oi the foremost leaf andprovided with movable supporting and'guiding means' yfor guiding the device upward or 'downward and a'lso iorxvard or rearwardy relative to the bottom and approxi'- m'ately to the 'back the case, the supporting-and' guiding inea-ns permitting the pivoting device andv the pivots to m'ove on arcs of circles on movement oi' the leaves.

16. In an account iile the combination olf a casing, a plura'lity7 ottbill-ho'lding leaves hinged together so that they may `be 'turned to substantf'allly vertical-or horizontal' positions, the `rear leal"l being 'connected to the case; a Afor vardly and rearivardly 'movable support for said leaves, means acting to;V guide said support vertically While moving forwardly and rearwardly, and a spring tending to lift" said support'.

17. A' filling' appliance including a' plurality of leaves,v the rear onehaving supporting devices, the 'front `one having supporting pivots, devicesonv the leaves for 'holding papers thereon, and hingino` devices comprising iiiterfolding platesv betnve'en the leaves connecting veach two adjacent leaves together e Y ln testimony \vlie1e'o"f,-' I allix my signature in presence of two' Witnesses;

EMERSGN Bl' MOSELEY.

HENRY F. POLLOGK, C. C'. MCCANDLnss.

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